Comparing attentional disengagement between Prolific and MTurk samples
Authors: DA Albert, D Smilek
Published: 2024
Publication: Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Prolific participants exhibited lower levels of attentional disengagement compared to MTurk participants, with risk conditions and platform traits influencing task performance and disengagement.
Methods: Participants from Prolific and MTurk completed an attention task with varying error risk levels (high vs. low), and attentional disengagement was measured using task performance, self-reported mind wandering, and multitasking.
Key Findings: Attentional disengagement through task performance, mind wandering, and multitasking under different risk conditions across two recruitment platforms (Prolific and MTurk).
Limitations: Platform differences in participant traits may confound results, and variations in reputation criteria and remuneration impact observed disengagement differences.
Institution: University of Waterloo, University of Waterloo
Research Area: Crowdsourcing Research Methods, Behavioral Science, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Discipline: Psychological Science
Sample Size: 80 participants
Citations: 150